Dike seeks more away wins

Nasawara United Technical Adviser, Alphonsus Dike has stressed that their away win in Ilorin against Kwara United is the beginning of their leap to the summit of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Nasawara stunned the Afonja Warriors 1-0 at the upgraded Kwara State International Stadium through a last-minute goal from Leonard Ugochukwu, and the Lafia-based team held on to the victory for their first road win of the season.

Dike, in a chat with SportingLife, said that he was happy that his boys rose up to the occasion but that he has warned the players not to over celebrate the important victory.

“We won and we are grateful to God. We are gradually coming up the league table and we shall get there. We are happy but we don’t need to go to the extremes because of the other matches we have this season, most especially our home game against Gombe United,” Dike said.

Dike, a former handler of Rangers FC and the Golden Eaglets, however, praised the conduct of the Ilorin fans during and after the game for being law-abiding throughout the course of the game, in spite of the home loss suffered by Kwara United.

Nasarawa United are in the top half bracket having garnered 11 points from 6 games. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 3 in those matches.